Which of the following statements best describes humans as they grow taller?
A) Females achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but boys continue to grow for years after puberty.
B) Boys achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty, but females continue to grow for years after puberty.
C) Both sexes continue to grow for years after puberty.
D) Both sexes achieve their ultimate height shortly after puberty.
Question 2
Anthropologists studying gender cross-culturally have documented what interesting feature among some Native American groups such as the Cheyenne, Kaska, Klamath, and Mohave?
A) In addition to male/female genders, they recognize a third gender in which a person who is biologically male or female takes on the social roles and behaviors of the opposite gender.
B) Women in these groups take on more leadership roles than in other foraging societies.
C) In these societies, women do the hunting while men stay close to home with the children.
D) Men in these groups are allowed to marry their first cousins due to low numbers of possible marriage partners.
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